Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Aztec Scarf

By now you have probably heard of Spud and Chloe, the latest line of yarns from Blue Sky Alpacas. We carry the full color range of Sweater, a light worsted machine washable wool and cotton blend, and Fine, a blend of washable wool, silk and nylon blend. Kathy recently crocheted the Aztec Scarf for a shop sample in Sweater. The colors are really wonderful and the yarn feels great.

Sale of the Week

This week's featured yarn is Nordique from Classic Elite.

Created by designer, Veronik Avery, Nordique is a 100% wool, very firmly spun, sport-weight yarn. An extremely versatile yarn, it can be held doubled and used as an aran-weight. It is also one of the few yarns that is spun in the United States.

Avery has created a gorgeous book to accompany her yarn, St-Denis. The book contains a huge array of patterns including lace, colorwork and cables in sweaters, accessories and toys for men, women and children.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Sale of the Week

This week's sale yarn is Crock-o-Dye from Knit One, Crochet Too.

Crock-o-Dye knits up to 7-8 sts to the inch with 65% machine washable wool, 20% nylon and 15% silk. It is kettle-dyed in Peru in nine lovely monochromatic shades. Designed as a sock yarn but it will also work beautifully for shawls or scarves.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Neck Down Shawl Collar Pullover

Cathy recently finished this beautiful shop sample sweater. The pattern, #291, from Knitting Pure and Simple, is knit from the top-down and is entirely seamless. Our sample is knit in Malabrigo Worsted in the Azul Profundo colorway.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Sale of the Week

We have created a new weekly sale to highlight interesting yarns and tools around the shop. We are starting with the latest from Debbie Bliss, Fez.

An aran-weight yarn (4.5 sts/in), Fez is 85% Extrafine Merino and 15% Camel. The camel fluffs up wonderfully as the yarn is knit creating a downy halo across the surface. It comes in 16 rich colors and we carry them all. Here at the shop Cathy is knitting the Ribbed Jacket. Please ask to touch it when you come in the shop. You will be amazed at how cushy and soft this yarn is.